GO! GO! Chuggington:Naofumi Kajitani becomes the 10th navigator, the first male announcer in 12 years

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10代目チャギントンナビゲーターに就任する梶谷直史アナ(C)フジテレビ
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10代目チャギントンナビゲーターに就任する梶谷直史アナ(C)フジテレビ

It has been announced that announcer Naofumi Kajitani, who joined the company in April last year, will be the 10th Chuggington navigator for the anime "GO! GO! Chuggington" (Fuji TV, Sunday 6:15am), which will celebrate its 15th anniversary of broadcasting on terrestrial television this April. This will be the first time in about 12 years that a male announcer will serve as the navigator, since Ryusei Ikuta, the second announcer.

The Chuggington navigators have been the first Kato Ayako, the second Ikuta Ryusei, the third Miyazawa Tomo, the fourth Miyaji Manami, the fifth Suzuki Yui, the sixth Ebiwara Yuka, the seventh Inoue Seika and Sugihara Chihiro, the eighth Sakuma Minami, and the ninth Kishimoto Risa, marking the 10th anniversary of the show's launch.

Kajitani is a new announcer who not only serves as a field anchor on "Live News It!" (Monday to Friday, 3:45 p.m.), but also uses his experience of having devoted himself to baseball for 15 years to provide live commentary on baseball and long-distance relay races. Regarding his appointment, he said, "I've taken a step toward becoming a full-fledged announcer." He will appear on the April 6th broadcast.

They also announced that Suzuka-chan (Honda Suzuka, 5 years old) and Sota-kun (Ishii Minato, 6 years old) will be the third generation kids' navigators. Together with Takeshi Tsuruno, who has been active since the beginning of the program, they will further liven up the 15th anniversary of Chuggington.

"Chuggington" is a popular children's CG railway animation set in the town of Chuggington. It tells the heartwarming story of three young trainee trains, Wilson, Brewster and Coco, who grow and deepen their bonds through life and work in the town.

◇ Past Chuggington announcers and navigators (titles omitted)

1st (April 2009 - October 2011) Kato Ayako (then Fuji TV announcer) 2nd (October 2011 - December 2012) Ikuta Ryusei (Fuji TV announcer) 3rd (January 2013 - January 2016) Miyazawa Satoshi (Fuji TV announcer) 4th (February 2016 - February 2017) Miyaji Manami (Fuji TV announcer) 5th (March 2017 - January 2018) Suzuki Yui (Fuji TV announcer) 6th (February 2018 - May 2019) Ebihara Yuka (Fuji TV announcer) 7th (May 2019 - August 2020) Inoue Seika and Sugihara Chihiro (Fuji TV announcers) 8th (September 2020-January 2023) Minami Sakuma (Fuji TV announcer) 9th (February 2023-March 2025) Risa Kishimoto (Fuji TV announcer) 10th (April 2025-) Naofumi Kajitani (Fuji TV announcer)

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